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Fourth District Court Fees

Make checks payable to: District Court Administrator

              
         effective 7/1/09

CIVIL COURT

 
Plaintiff/Defendant Filing Fee
MSA 357.021s2(1)*, 548.22
 $322.00
Name Change-Applicant/Defendant Filing Fee
MSA 357.021s2(1)*
  322.00
Jury Fee (party requesting jury pays the fee) 
MSA 357.021s2(1)
 100.00
File a Plea of Confession if Amount Confessed is $7,500 or less
MSA 548.23, 357.022*
 70.00
File a Plea of Confession if Amount Confessed is over $7500
MSA 548.23, 357.022*,  357.021s2(1)*
 322.00
Implied Consent 
MSA 169A.53s2, 357.021s2(1)*
 322.00
Tax Court Regular Division
MSA 271.06s4*, 357.021s2(1)*, 271.06s4*
 322.00
Tax Court Small Claims Division
MSA 271.06s4*, 357.021s2(1)*, 271.06s4*
 162.00
File Certified Copy of Foreign (out of state) Judgment of $7,500 or less
MSA 548.30, 357.022*, 357.021s2(1)*
 70.00
File Certified Copy of Foreign (out of state) Judgment Over $7500
MSA 548.30, 357.022*, 357.021s2(1)*
 322.00
Appeal from Conciliation Court for court trial
MSA 357.021s2(1)*, MN Rules of Court, Conciliation Court Rule 521(2)(4)
 322.00
Appeal from Conciliation Court for jury trial
MSA 357.021s2(1)*, MN Rules of Court, Conciliation Court Rule 521(2)(4)
 422.00
Administrative Appeals 
MSA 357.021s2(1)*
 322.00
Appellate/Supreme Court 
MSA 357.08, MN Rule of Court, Civil Appellate Proc Rule 103s1d4
 550.00
File a motion or response to motion in a civil case
MSA 357.021s2(13)
 100.00
Fax 1 - 50 pages
Every 50 additional pages
 25.00
25.00

CONCILIATION COURT

Claim - $0 to $7,500 
MSA 357.022*
 70.00
Counterclaim $0 to $7,500 
MSA 357.022*
 70.00
Subpoena 
MSA 357.021s2(3)
 16.00
Witness Fee 
MSA 357.22
 20.00
Witness round trip mileage 
MSA 357.22
 0.28
per mile
Copy of court record 
MSA 357.021s2(2)
 8.00
Certified copy of court record 
MSA 357.021s2(2)
 14.00
Notice to Highway Department 
MSA 357.021s2(14)
 10.00
Special Term Motion (first filing) 
MSA 357.022*
 70.00
Appeal – court trial 
MSA 357.021s2(1)*
 322.00
Appeal – jury trial 
MSA 357.021s2(1)*
 422.00

CRIMINAL / TRAFFIC COURT

Copy of calendars (per report)
1-50 pages
51-100 pages
101-150 pages

 
8.00
50.00
75.00
Copy of ticket- original  8.00
Copy of ticket- screen print  8.00
Records Check- Certified, if no record  14.00
Records Check- Certified, if record exists
(provides a printout of all cases certifying each individual case is $10.00 per case)
 14.00
Expungement of record  322.00

FAMILY COURT

Petitioner/Respondent or Plaintiff/Defendant filing fee
MSA 357.021st2, 518.005s6
     Dissolutions (divorce) with or without children


 402.00
     Domestic Abuse (respondent only)  322.00
     All other non-dissolution or domestic abuse family actions  372.00
All motions, including child support modifications  100.00
Fax 1 - 50 pages
Every 50 additional pages
25.00
25.00

HOUSING COURT

File an Eviction Action
MSA 357.021s2(1)*
 322.00
File a Lock Out, Emergency Tenant Remedy Action, or a Tenant Remedy Action
MSA 357.021s(2)1*
 322.00
File a Rent Escrow
MSA 504B.385s4*, 357.022*
 70.00
Writ of Recovery of Premises and Order to Vacate
MSA 357.021s2(5)
 55.00
Request for a jury trial
MSA 357.021s2(1)
 100.00
More fees are listed under Miscellaneous Fees.  

JUVENILE COURT

Petition for Adoption  397.00
Petition for Dependency, Neglect or Termination of Parental Rights  322.00
Motion to Intervene  322.00
Adoption Record Check  5.00

MISCELLANEOUS FEES

Transcript of Judgment issued from District Court
MSA 357.021s2(6)
 40.00
Transcript of Judgment docketed in District Court
MSA 357.021s2(6)
 40.00
File a Satisfaction of Judgment or partial satisfaction
MSA 357.021s2(7)
 5.00
Assignment of Judgment
MSA 357.021s2(14)
 5.00
Application for Discharge of Judgment
MSA 548.181s1
 5.00
Certificate of Discharge of Judgment
MSA 548.181s3a
 5.00
Supplementary Proceedings
MSA 357.021s2(14)
 3.00
Issuing all Writs/Filing return
MSA 357.021s2(6)
 55.00
Judgment Search (fee for each name certified)
MSA 357.021s2(8)
 5.00
File documents by Fax (per group of 50 pages or part thereof)
MN Rules of Court, Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 5.05
 25.00
Request for Disclosure
MSA 357.021s2(14)
 5.00
Order to Show Cause After Disclosure
MSA 357.021s2(14)
 5.00
Request for Driver’s License Suspension
MSA 357.021s2(14)
 10.00
Notice of Attorney’s Lien
MSA 357.021s2(14)
 1.00
Subpoena (each name)
MSA 357.021s2(3)
 16.00
Copy of Filed Court Document- Certified
MSA 357.021s2(2)
 14.00
Copy of Filed Court Document- Exemplified/Authenticated
MSA 357.021s2(2)
 14.00
Copy of Filed Court Document- Uncertified
MSA 357.021s2(2)
 8.00
Copy of Unfiled Documents 
MSA 357.021s2(14)
 8.00
Copy of Registrar of Actions
MSA 357.021s2(14)
 8.00
Court Forms and Instruction Packets 0-10 pages
 No
Charge
Court Forms and Instruction Packets 11 or more pages  5.00
Dissolution with Children Packet or Dissolution without Children Packet  10.00
Harassment Packet No
Charge
NSF Checks (non-sufficient funds)
MSA 604.113s2
 30.00

PROBATE COURT

Initial Filing Fee
Estates/Trusts/Guardianships/Conservatorships
 322.00
Responding, Intervening, or Adverse Parties (first filing)  Estates/Trusts/Guardianships/Conservatorships  322.00
Petition commencing action after dismissal of initial petition (or case)
Estates/Trusts/Guardianships/Conservatorships
 322.00
Guardianship Motions and Responses to Motions
Exceptions: No fee will be charged for uncontested petitions to allow accounts, sell real estate or discharges. Parties objecting to these petitions will be required to pay either an initial filing fee or motion fee, as applicable.
 100.00
Trust Motions and Responses to Motions  100.00
Trust Accounts (Annual or Partial)  55.00
Deposit of Wills (Safekeeping)  27.00
Certified Sale Papers
MSA 357.021s2(2)
 28.00
Certified Sale Papers for Successor 42.00
Subpoena
MSA 357.021s2(3)
16.00
Copy of Filed Court Document - Certified
MSA 357.021s2(2)
14.00
Copy of Filed Court Document - Exemplified/Authenticated
MSA 357.021s2(2) 
14.00
Copy of Filed Court Document - Uncertified
MSA 357.021s2(2)
8.00
Copy of Unfiled Document  8.00
MNCIS Register of Actions  8.00
Lis Pendens Certificate  14.00
Records Check - Certified, if record exists (per name or variation thereof)
(provides a printout of all cases, certifying each individual case is $10 ($14 as of 7/1/09) per case
MSA 357.021s2(14)
14.00
Records Check - Certified, if no record is found (per name or variation thereof)
(provides a Clerk's Cerificate certifying no record found after due and diligent search)
MSA 357.021s2(14)
14.00
NSF Checks (non-sufficient funds)
MSA 604.113s2
30.00

*includes law library fee of $12.00 for District Court and $5 for Conciliation Court per MSA 134a.09s1